Case, Card
- Object Name:
- Case, Card
- Object ID:
- 1942.001.13
- Creator:
- Ching, Lee
- Place of Origin:
- Canton, China
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Silver card case in box. Rectangular silver case with rounded corners. Removable sliding cover. All surfaces have repousse decoration. One side has Chinese scene and other side has flowers and leaves. "MHJ" engraved in script on top end of cover. Typescript label inside: "M.H. Jewell / Loan for 1942". Case is contained in its original rectangular cardboard box, which has a hinged lid and is covered with decorative woven fabric; blue silk lining; removable cardboard insert that fits shape of case; printed paper label inside cover: "LEE CHING / Shanghia [sic] / From Canton".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-2.7 L-3.8 D-0.5 inches
- Provenance:
- According to donor's notebook, she "bought of Guild from same family [as 1942.001.12]".
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- Subjects:
- Calling cards, Flowers
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